MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 21 -- Faegre Drinker, a law firm, issued the following news release: International labor and employment group and San Francisco office leader Cheryl Orr was named by the Daily Journal as one of the "Top Women Lawyers" for 2024. The Daily Journal annually recognizes women attorneys who demonstrate excellent legal and leadership skills in California. This is the tenth time that Cheryl has been included on this list of leading attorneys. In her feature profile, the Da more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, June 21 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: The Master of Development Practice (MDP) program in the College of Human Sciences was recently accepted into the Global Association of Master's in Development Practice. Auburn University's program joined this elite group that includes Columbia University, Emory University, Harvard University, Regis University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Florida and the University of Minnesota as the eighth r more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 22 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced its Office of Broadband Development (OBD) will host informational sessions before the federal Broadband, Equity, Access & Deployment (BEAD) Program Location Challenge window opens. The challenge process helps finalize broadband service maps defining eligibility fo more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 22 (TNSres) -- Faegre Drinker, a law firm, issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: We are thrilled to announce that Faegre Drinker was named one of the top 15 most desirable firms for law students according to Law360 Pulse's 2024 Summer Associate Survey. Faegre Drinker's summer associate program provides training and client exposure that help law students build the skills and behaviors to grow a sophisticated legal practice and develop rewarding client  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 22 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. ("CERC") of $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.40% Senior Notes due 2034. CERC is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. that directly owns and operates natural gas distribution systems in Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi and Texas, more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 22 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * Unemployment Rate Ticks Up * * * Minnesota's labor force participation rate remained at 68.0% in May, one of the highest in the country, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Minnesota's unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percent to 2.8%, which denotes a small loosenin more PR

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, June 22 (TNSres) -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: Mari Avaloz, the director of St. Olaf College's TRIO Upward Bound program, has been named a 2024 Bush Fellow. The Bush Fellowship program supports accomplished leaders with extraordinary track records who are ready to have an even greater impact across communities. Each 2024 Bush Fellow will receive $150,000 to complete a two-year program and fund their leadership plan. In an interview with Minnesota Publi more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 22 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to welcome Teresa (Terry) Morton Nyhart and Jeffrey Peabody as partners in the firm's Indianapolis office. Nyhart and Peabody join Taft's firmwide Energy group and bring significant additional experience representing energy and utility companies before state regulatory agencies. They are part of the ongoing growth of Taft's Energy group. In October 2023, the firm announced Mark Alson and Kay Pashos a more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 22 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft partner Rob Bilott delivered the keynote address, "Environmental Law, Corporate Accountability, and PFAS Contamination," at the Community-Based Collaborative PFAS Summit held at the Stevens Institute of Technology campus in Hoboken, New Jersey on June 14. More information can be found here. Dubbed by The New York Times Magazine as "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare" in an article published on Jan. more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 22 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft partner Rob Bilott recently received the "Humanitarian Impact Award" from the National PFAS Contamination Coalition during their nationwide PFAS conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He received the award in definition of his decades of work on behalf of those injured by PFAS contamination. Dubbed by The New York Times Magazine as "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare" in an article published on Jan. 6, more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 22 (TNSres) -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Indianapolis partner Jason Covert recently co-authored a chapter in the ABA book, Banking [on] Blockchain: A Legal and Regulatory Primer. The book serves as a comprehensive guide to blockchain technology, decentralization, and digital assets and the potential benefits and challenges they pose when utilized within the financial services industry. Covert's chapter, "Chapter 5: Know-Your-Customer/BSA," a more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 22 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news on June 20, 2024: Taft Minneapolis partner Jamal Knight was featured in a recent Hennepin Lawyer article, published on June 18. In the ten question style interview, Knight discusses his practice and future trends in commercial real estate as well as his recent appointment to the Cannabis Advisory Council. When asked what he enjoys most about being a real estate attorney, Knight stated that he loves "to work with tea more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 22 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Columbus partner Dave Thomas hosted his fifth episode of the "Trial Tested" podcast for The American College of Trial Lawyers, released on June 19. In the most recent episode, Thomas was joined by Professor Douglas Blackmon, author of Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Slavery by Another Name." The two discuss current societal disparities and the issue of mass incarceration, and how the criminal justice system has more PR